Those Who Can, Teach [Paperback]

Kevin Ryan (Author), James M. Cooper (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0618626379 | ISBN-13: 978-0618626373 | Publication Date: January 4, 2006 | Edition: 11

As the best-selling introductory education text, Those Who Can, Teach, 11/e, maintains its current, dynamic, and reader-friendly approach to help students make informed decisions about entering teacher education programs. Using multiple sources, including biographies, narratives, profiles, and interviews with top educators and scholars, the text promotes student interaction and exposes students to the realities of teaching. This acclaimed author team's direct, conversational tone invites students to reflect on the problems and satisfactions of teaching in the United States, casting a career in teaching as a positive challenge.

Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 11 edition (January 4, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0618626379
• ISBN-13: 978-0618626373
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,951 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Easy to read textbook, March 8, 2007

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Englteach2009 (Orange County, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Those Who Can, Teach (Paperback)

I really like the way these authors introduce Teaching credential students to the "real" world of teaching. They definitely don't sugar coat things. It is an interesting read and there are tons of call out boxes with pertinent information. For example, I am debating whether to teach at a private or public school when I finish with the credential program. In one chapter, there is a personal testimony of a woman who taught at public for numerous years and then switched to private. She explains the pros and cons of each situation. I found this information to be very helpful and pertinent to my future teaching career. As far as textbooks go, it is very well written and entertaining. This is probably a book I will hang onto at the end of the semester.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Those who can, teach, February 6, 2009

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I am enjoying this book. It is the textbook for a Introduction to Education class. I think it is easy to read and covers a lot of topics, from various philosophical perspectives. The author encourages the reader to reflect and form opinions.

4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining...., October 15, 2009

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Brea DeMarquee (Bakersfield, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Those Who Can, Teach (Paperback)

Those Who Can, Teach is a great book for beginning educators and those who aspire to become so. Unlike many textbooks floating about in the world, this book expresses it's lessons in interesting aspects and with good humor. It is far from the dry reads many professors offer in the classroom. I would thoroughly recommend this book to any Education professor searching in need of a text, as I am currently a student who is required to read this book. This textbook will not only express what a future educator needs to know, but it is also a book that can hold the reader's attention.